Names and breeds of the dogs we've owned - Page 4

We had some pass through when I was a child, but I don't remember them.

About 7-8 - we got a "pound puppy" my sis called "Wagner".  He was supposed to be a "German Shepherd mix" but NO WAY!  Well, maybe, but he had about 20 breeds in him to look like nothing but a wire-haired gray terrier mutt.  Short, too - no more than "medium".  He also didn't last long - not a good dog and my parents/siblings weren't good with discipline.

About 8-9 - Misty, German Shepherd.  "Farm" BYB GS.  Good dog, but we let her run the neighborhood - still "entire" - and she had mutt puppies.  Sister kept 1 who had temperament problems - Max attacked my neighbor friend, and Misty then joined in.  He to the pound, Misty to a farm 300 mi away (through my farm aunt).  She was never a problem for them.

About 12 - Elsa, ALLEGED "German Shepherd".  Well, she was partly, but was a rip-off we fell for (BYB in city), complete with false papers.  I didn't think her daddy looked pure-bred, but her mom was.  She was OK, would've been better with better owners.  ;-)  Let sister have her, then of course things went down-hill from there as usual.  ;-D  Sis just gave her up.

15 - Shana (pronounced "Shanna") - German Shepherd.  Half German working and American all-breed.  Greatest dog I've ever known of, bar none.  I did good picking (for a dog generally, but not show) and good raising.  Proved all you need is some early effort to raise a decent dog, not just "let it happen" and just "blame the dog" as my family did before.  Love this dog to death and think of her every week; my husband and MIL sick of hearing her praises 12 years after she died.

33 - Tara - German Shepherd.  German lines, unsure if they're all working/show, but American-bred.  (rolling-eyes emoticon here)  Love her, but full of faults - temperament (wimp at heart, food-aggressive later; no guard instinct), allergies of all kinds from the get-go, probably hip problems.  Beautiful dog, but that's her best feature.

That's all for me.  Mostly I'm just a spectator.

Hey Just, adorable felines!

as a kid:

cockapoo-Lady

as a adult::

Hillary-Golden Ret./ lived to be 15

Heidi- my 1st GSD and is now 14!!

Hannah-  golden ret./ passed away this past spring

Hunter- golden Ret. now 10

Brody- GSD, now 2

Kyia ( pronounced like MYA but w/ a K ) GSD, almost 6 months

As a child:

Rough Collie, male Sable, named Tam, I was too young, only remember the day he died

Rough Collie, male Sable, named Tam again, was a good family dog but bit lots of others, folks got rid of him.

Rough Collie, male Sable, yep you guessed it, Tam, was the first dog that was really mine.  He would attack anything or anyone on my command or to protect me. 

As an Adult:

Rough Collie, male Sable, named Lad and Rough Collie, female Sable, Named Lassie (how clever). They were 4 years old when my son was born and rather than being jealous, they adopted him as their own.  They were always with him as a toddler, herding him away from the street, etc.

Rough Collie, male Tricolor, named Topper  Topper was a totally useless psycho that never really bonded to us and I still don't know why.  Someone poisoned him.

GSD, male black and tan no papers, named Patton.  Great dog, but protective to a fault.  He was the perfect kids dog.  He was unquestionably trustworthy with kids and collectively protective.  He saw all kids as his, didn't get involved in their squabbles, and protected all of them.  Unfortunately as the boys got older and bigger, Patton started having trouble determining who the good guys and bad guys were.  After a couple of close calls and finally biting one of my son's larger friends in the face, we had him put down.  I've never really forgiven myself for that.  There must have been a better solution.  I was just too self-involved to look for it.

Newfoundland male named Shadow and Newfoundland female named Velvet.  Fabulous dogs if you don't mind a little slime.  We have many wonderful memories of these two.  Shadow died of lymphoma at 5 yrs.  Velvet mothered us to a ripe old age of 12.

GSD, male black and tan American lines, named Max and rescued Newfoundland/Great Dane mix male named Lucky.  Max followed Shadow and was taken over by Velvet.  He was Velvet's dog, not ours.  Died of testicular cancer at age 11.  Lucky was a real life Goofy.  Newfy head and hair on a huge lanky frame.  Probably weighed an honest 160 lbs.  The worlds most lovable dog.  Died of a brain tumor at 10.

Newfoundland mix female rescue named Babe.  Lovable runaway artist.  Finally found her a farm to roam with kids to love.

GSD, male West German high line, named Dax.  The most beautiful dog on this planet, ever.  From the time he was 6 months old, people would stop, follow us, flag us down, etc. to ask about this dog.  He was just drop dead gorgeous.  He was even more gorgeous inside than he was outside.  Lovable, fierce, gentle and knew exactly when to bring out each facit.  He was just a pet, only one testicle, so he was neutered, but changed so many people's minds about GSD's.   Died of degenerative  myelopathy at age 7.

GSD, male Czech lines, named Rueger.  Rueger is only 4 mo old, but he's already a character.  We'll see if he can carry on Dax's legacy.

Ruegersdad

We had a collie when I was very young.  My older brother named HIM, Lassie.  He was very protective of my brother and I.  Nipped quite a few people in the rear if they came through the fence.  My mother would have to leave the dog outside and call us inside if she wanted to yell at us.  When I was around 7, an older neighbor was choking me with a plastic pole.  That dog came around the corner of the house and bit him in the stomach.  You could see where all four of his canines entered.    Anyways, great dogs.  You don't see too many of them around today.  Same with Irish Setters. 

Rueger - aww, you had Collies!

My 2nd-favorite dog.  Not that I've had real experience of any kind with them.  They're rare now.  But looks are what 1st get me and I like Collies!

There are other breeds?

News to me.

I have only owned GSDs. Would perhaps consider an Aussie, Border Collie someday, just for fun, or some kind of small dog when I get old and infirm and they put me in some "mature living" facility with a restriction on large dogs... maybe a Skipperke (sp?) I don't really like terriers of any kind, so that lets out half the small dog breeds in the world.

SS

Now we know whats wrong with     "The DON"     lol   just teasing......

Childhood through 2006 - Major - German Shepherd, Zorro - German Shepherd, Alf - German Shepherd, Storm - German Shepherd,  Michael - Chow Chow, Spudzy - Pit Bull, Adolph - Rottweiler, Bronx - Rottweiler, Falcon - Chinese Crested     those were my personal dogs

Present - Nemos - Pit Bull, Granduer - Malinois, Sara - Cattle Dog

..I lost count of trainees and issue dogs     gosh now that I look back I had Zorro, Michael, Bronx, Adolph and Spudzy at the same time for 10 plus years ...   it's no wonder why I'm single.